The insider added to The Sun that Faiers has reservations over ‘coming across as stupid’ in the spin-off, but that the couple ‘both seem very excited’ about the idea.

It is not known if Sam’s sister Billie (right) would feature in the new show (Picture: BigPicturesPhoto.com)

Joey’s manager refused to confirm the existence of a new TOWIE show, but hinted that Essex is looking for new opportunities, saying: ‘There is nothing official being discussed yet and there are no plans for Joey to go anywhere at the minute. But the guys may chat about ideas they have.’

Faiers and Essex may want to exercise caution with regards to leaving the show, with TOWIE regular Kirk Norcross having all but disappeared after exiting to appear on Celebrity Big Brother.